What is happening with this guy? Dobber had him rated as #1 on his D prospect list and now he can't even get an assist on an empty net goal in the AHL. Do I still keep him on my keeper league team as my 4th or 5th defencemen (need to dress 3 per week, Goals & Assists only) or do i give up on this guy?

If you saw him as the top prospect dman before the season started, don't let 13 games kill your investment. Slow starts happen in the NHL and other leagues too.

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he is still way too young and inexperienced to give up on. he should still be a great prospect on any farm.

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4C-4LW-4RW-6D-2G-5bench-unlimited farm.

C= crosby,m.koivu,malkin,zajak,grabovski,j.jokinen,
LW= ovechkin,nash,s.gagner,dubinsky
RW= downie,hemsky,callahan,voracek,perry,mueller
D= green,doughty,phaneuf,wisniewski,girardi,karlsson
G= rask,lundqvist,ward,price

FARM=kreider,grachev,petrov,enroth,kuznetsov,ennis ,rundblad,bjugstad,radulov,montoya, adam,t.erixon,cowan,s.elliot,j.faulk,cormier,petro v,orlov,stone,eakin,grigorenko,silfverberg,brodin, atkinson

--G,A,P,PPP,SHP,GWG,PIMS,+/-,SOG,hits,FOW,blocks-Wins,GAA,SV%,saves,SO

If you are doubting him and thinking of dumping him, put him up on your trade block and see what kind of return you can get for him. I am sure there are plenty in your league who are willing to be patient and take the risk (which in my opinion is exactly what you should be doing with him).

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Stamkos, Tavares, Hall, Couture, Hanzal, Wheeler, Stastny, Versteeg, Fisher, Hornqvist, Eriksson, Hodgson, Setoguchi, Turris, Steen, Letang, DRoy, Yakupov, Grabner, Byfuglien, Baertschi

G-Rask, Halak, Schneider

I just traded Elliot with a late 1st round prospect draft pick that I didn't need for Duncan Keith. My team is a contender and I wanted to cash in on the hype in case he is a bust. I picked him up on waivers about 2 years ago... In our league he will have to graduate from prospect status and take up a bench spot before hes ready to produce. Great deal for both sides since the other guy is rebuilding. I'll admit I'm not very patient but if you can pull off a similar deal getting proven scoring I say go for it.

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C: Datsyuk, M. Koivu, Krecji, Cervenka
LW: Parise, Franzen, Skinner, Glencross
RW: Pavelski, Marchand, Brunner, Shaw
D: Byfuglien, Phaneuf, Burns, Carle, Keith, Martin, Beauchemin
G: Lundqvist, Halak, Backstrom
Prospects: Hackett, Murray, Bjugstad, Poulin, Vatanen, Rattie, B. Nelson, Fasth

Great trade, not a big fan of Elliot. Hell, Kris Russell was the last boy wonder, where is he now

So very true.

Elliot and AP aren't a great comparison, but you'd be feeling fairly foolish if you'd moved Pietrangelo when he was in the midst of 11 points in 37 games to start last season......and then watched someone else enjoy a stretch of 40 points in 44 games.

Wait a bit on Elliot - or put a few feelers out there and see what someone might be willing to offer.

Just look at Shattenkirks Stats in the AHL before getting the call up to the AVS...

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Forwards: Crosby, Malkin, Backstrom, Seguin, Kunitz, Wheeler, Silvferberg, Berglund, Johansson

Defense: Yandle, Letang, Shattenkirk, Byfuglien, Larsson, Josi

Goalies: Niemi, Halak, Vokoun

Prospects: Yakupov, Barkov, Drouin

True - although those were Shattenkirk's first games as a pro vs. Elliott being a 2nd year pro already, so it's not quite the same.

As an Elliott owner I'm worried about his lack of production but it's way too early to bail on him.

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23 Man Roster - 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 3F, 6D, 1G, 4BN, 4IR
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C- Tavares, Stepan, Hodgson, Shaw, Bjugstad
LW- Ryan, Perron, Downie, Killorn, Rinaldo
RW- Wheeler, Simmonds, Coyle, Frattin, Boyes
D- Pietrangelo, JJ, Bogosian, EJ, Josi, Cowen, Muzzin
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F: Granlund, Silfverberg, Jensen, Dalpe, Bowman, Knight, Fasth, JAM
D: Beaulieu, Koekkoek, Gelinas, Pysyk, McCabe, Irwin
G: Nilsson, Nilstorp, Ramo, Berra, Brossoit, Gibson